Tools and resources will be presented in the order introduced during Learning Services workshops. Reordering may be done later or as new ideas are presented.

Resource

Description and Information

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Discovery Education

http://www.discoveryeducation.com

Thousands of media content resources, including video, images, quizzes, clipart, articles, writing prompts, animations, podcasts that teachers and students can use. Fully searchable by keyword, topic, and CCSS and Arkansas standards. Customizable page view.

Subscription provided by PCSSD for all teachers. Teachers can receive the passcode to create an account from their school Media Specialist.
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Thinkfinity

http://www.thinkfinity.org

Verizon Foundation proudly partners with some of the country’s top educational organizations to provide you with the latest topics, tools and trends in education. Thousands of resources, lesson plans, interactives. Fully searchable within and across partner sites. Aligned to state and CCS standards.

Content partners include: ArtsEdge (Kennedy Foundation), Illuminations (NCTM), Science NetLinks (AAAS), History Explorer (Smithsonian), National Geographic Education, Econedlink (Economics Council), Read Write Think (NCTE), EDCITEment (Natl Endowment of the Humanities), Wonderopolis (NCFL).
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Edmodo

http://pcssd.edmodo.com/

Edmodo provides teachers and students a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. The goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.

Edmodo promotes anytime, anyplace learning. Functionally, it allows teachers to post messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade classwork, share content and materials, and network and exchange ideas with their peers.
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The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, Inc.
http://cilc.org